Joshua 3:13

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¹¹ Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

¹² Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

¹⁴ And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

¹⁵ And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

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BSB: When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
KJV: And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
WEB: It shall be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of GOD, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off. The waters that come down from above shall stand in one heap.”
ASV: And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.
DARBY: And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, the waters flowing down from above, shall be cut off, and shall stand up in a heap.
BLB: And it shall come to pass at the resting of the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of YHWH, the Lord of all the earth, in the waters of the Jordan, [that] the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off—the waters that come down from above—and they shall stand as one heap.”

ÅB: Og så snart prestene som bærer Herrens, all jordens Herres ark, står stille med sine føtter i Jordans vann, da skal Jordans vann - det vann som kommer ovenfra - demmes opp, så det står som en vegg.
OTB: Og det skal skje, så snart føttene til prestene som bærer Herrens, hele jordens Herres, ark hviler i Jordans vann, vil vannet som flyter nedstrøms bli avskåret og stå som en haug.”
B1930: Og så snart prestene som bærer Herrens, all jordens Herres ark, står stille med sine føtter i Jordans vann, da skal Jordans vann - det vann som kommer ovenfra - demmes op, så det står som en vegg.

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Cross references

Exodus 15:8
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
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Psalms 78:13
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
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Joshua 3:11
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
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Joshua 3:15–16
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
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Psalms 33:7
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
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Psalms 114:3–5
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
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Exodus 14:19–22
And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
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Habakkuk 3:15
Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
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